Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Help - Tricks ot removing bath tub drain
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emies
12-07-07, 05:20 PM
Our bath tub drain was a simple grate when we bought the house. The problem is my wife likes to take baths every once in a while and there is no "stopper" or way to pug the drain and fill the tub.
The solution seemed simple enough by simply replacing the grate style drain with one that stopped the water from flowing down the drain I got at one of the big box stores. The problem is I can’t get the old drain out.
To top it off when I unscrewed the screw in the center to take out the grate the screw broke so know that won’t go back in so I'm stuck in Limbo
Any sugestions?
The solution seemed simple enough by simply replacing the grate style drain with one that stopped the water from flowing down the drain I got at one of the big box stores. The problem is I can’t get the old drain out.
To top it off when I unscrewed the screw in the center to take out the grate the screw broke so know that won’t go back in so I'm stuck in Limbo
Any sugestions?
cwbuff
12-07-07, 05:30 PM
Broken off screws can be drilled and removed with an easy out if you can't grab it with pliers.
When I was a kid we had a cast iron tub that had no way to block the drain. We had a small flexible rubber mat designed for just that job. Just position the mat over the drain and the weight of the water held it in place and kept it from leaking. I don't know if they're still made.
When I was a kid we had a cast iron tub that had no way to block the drain. We had a small flexible rubber mat designed for just that job. Just position the mat over the drain and the weight of the water held it in place and kept it from leaking. I don't know if they're still made.
ecman51`
12-08-07, 05:06 PM
The screw should be brass (even if chrome on outside) and should drill out easily, if need be.
You can by like 4 inch round rubber discs in plumbing dept. to place over entire drain, if "grate" is flat enough and enough disc can extend over it to be on tub surface.
They also sell in plumbing department a gasket kit that contains about 6 inch red squares of chemical resistant soft flexible rubber that you could use I'd imagine also.
You don't want to go without that grate, and doutful you could substitute plug with some other strainer (you can buy various ones) due to fact you must have a tube in the center of your drain to where the the screw is going into. Although - I suppose you could drill a hole in the middle of the strainer to slip over that stem.
The grate or other strainer needed to keep cap covers and razor covers and hair from going down drain and getting hung up inside to prevent drain clogs.
You can by like 4 inch round rubber discs in plumbing dept. to place over entire drain, if "grate" is flat enough and enough disc can extend over it to be on tub surface.
They also sell in plumbing department a gasket kit that contains about 6 inch red squares of chemical resistant soft flexible rubber that you could use I'd imagine also.
You don't want to go without that grate, and doutful you could substitute plug with some other strainer (you can buy various ones) due to fact you must have a tube in the center of your drain to where the the screw is going into. Although - I suppose you could drill a hole in the middle of the strainer to slip over that stem.
The grate or other strainer needed to keep cap covers and razor covers and hair from going down drain and getting hung up inside to prevent drain clogs.